as an external link..but there is no box for this ! Any advice for a new user ?

It's great that you have something like that. If you want to develop it into a travel topic article here at Wikitravel, that might work. But we don't generally link to other sites except stuff like a Hotel's own website. Good luck with your endeavours.-- Colin 23:51, 1 June 2006 (EDT)

Also, if the content at the Bali by Bicycle page was written by you, you are free to copy it here -- it will then become a part of Wikitravel. Jpatokal 23:59, 1 June 2006 (EDT)

Map

I can't really see where Bali is on the map (it's the light green one). I'm not much of a picture editor - can someone fix it, maybe paint it a different color? Not sure what the standards are for this.--justfred 13:15, 10 October 2006 (EDT)

I just upgraded to usableregion status for the Bali page.
It seemed a bit cheap to keep it at outline status with all the information that is on it. Cheers The Snackmaster 07:02, 8 May 2007 (EDT)

True, the current map does not make Bali visible ! (Feb 2008)

Spas

After having read the comments on the spa page
http://wikitravel.org/en/Spas
I figured that this would be the best page to include the entries for Hyatt's 2 spas in Bali. Hyatt has some wonderful spas all over the world, so I'll post some more in the relevant destination pages, assuming no one objects...?
Christiantc 07:08, 4 October 2007 (EDT)

Please place them in the correct towns, not the main page. And you mispelled "Hyatt" =) Jpatokal 07:29, 4 October 2007 (EDT)

Thanks for the feedback. Will do Christiantc 08:54, 4 October 2007 (EDT)

Buy

Suggest knowledgeable contributors make appropriate entries for this major topic. Most other travel sources wax extensively about shopping opportunities there and need for bargaining.

Advertisements

The Bali article and several sub-article "suffer" from advertisements from hostel and hotel. They are usually written in broken English. Please have a look as some guys seem to re-insert their ads we I delete them. Any ideas to handle this? Jc8136 07:59, 3 July 2008 (EDT)

Nuke 'em all and add them to the blacklist if they're really persistent. Jpatokal 10:11, 3 July 2008 (EDT)

The general Bali page is in very bad shape as some vandals seem to have pleasure in destroying that page. Please help to turn it in a porper shape Jc8136 09:49, 29 October 2008 (EDT)

Perhaps one example is the editing link for Get In - By Boat. Takes you to wrong location.

Regions

Anyone know Bali well enough to figure out a proper WT region structure for it? It's currently a mess.... including articles for mountains and temples! – cacahuatetalk 23:44, 6 June 2009 (EDT)

sure is a bit of a mess. I will have a look at the region articles/structure and try to instill some clarity. Not sure that the region templates make sense though as so much of the required templated info is already there on other pages. To get each region template up to speed would require a hell of lot of repitition of info already on other pages. --Burmesedays 10:40, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

Looks like Globe-trotter plunged ahead last month and created the regions already? For reference, here are the old definitions, we really need a map to match. Jpatokal 12:32, 2 September 2009 (EDT)

Yes indeed. Are we happy with the "Regions", "Cities" and "Other Destination" format though? I ask only because so much of the information required on the template for each of those sub articles is superfluous. Bali is a small island and Understand, Get in, Get around, Do(to a large extent), Stay safe, Get Out will be the same information for each region bar the islands which already have their own dedicated articles. I can certainly help with a lot of information here but some guidance is required as to how we want the logic of this article to work. --Burmesedays 01:55, 3 September 2009 (EDT)

I know Bali a bit and rewrote the Kuta article a while ago. So far I stayed away from the regions because its a hell of work to restructure it... I propose we find a sound split between the three main tourist areas (Kuta/Legian/Seminyak, Bukit Island and the Sanur area), Ubud and the so far less developed touristic rest of the island. Burmeseday: I understand your concern about double infos. Keep the exact data in the town/temple articles. The regional articles should in general allow an overview of the region and less exact data. The focus is more on how the region is connected to the other regions on Bali. jan 03:18, 3 September 2009 (EDT)

All good advice guys and thanks. I will work through the destination articles and expand them in time. Will also try to get the regional aticles up to speed (including a MAP, yes Jani :) ). Did a little bit of work on Jimbaran which was already pretty good and changed the status of that article to usable. --Burmesedays 10:30, 3 September 2009 (EDT)

Have done a rigorous search and all existing Bali articles are now reflected in the region categories in the main article. There are no obvious ones missing.--Burmesedays 11:10, 6 September 2009 (EDT)

I have drawn and added a map showing the regions of Bali as per Wikitravel definitions and colour coding. --Burmesedays 10:44, 9 September 2009 (EDT)

Looks good! Just add some cities and we could use it on the Bali page :) Globe-trotter 17:58, 9 September 2009 (EDT)

Yup. It is still a work in progress. I will certainly add the major towns/tourist destinations later today. There are also a bound to be folks who disagree with the regional boundary lines...... just a warning :) --Burmesedays 21:45, 9 September 2009 (EDT)

please have a look now. Have added major place name labels. I think that is enough destinations to make the regional map both clear and worthwhile. --Burmesedays 02:42, 10 September 2009 (EDT)

With the couple of new ones I have created in the past week, there are now 31 Bali destination articles. Any suggestions for others? I will get around to Klungkung (Semarapura) right away. In the past Munduk has been suggested but I think that should be covered under Bedugul. There are several sizeable towns that do not have articles (Tabanan, Gianyar and Karangasem are the most obvious ones) but these are of limited interest to visitors. --Burmesedays 10:13, 12 September 2009 (EDT)

Also Globe-trotter's recent edit to Pemuteran has made me realise that each of the 31 articles should have their IsPartOf or IsIn changed to reflect their assigned region....... Good spot. --Burmesedays 10:13, 12 September 2009 (EDT)

Bali Culture

A key reason why Bali s such a popular tourist destination is its culture. There are a few cultural snippets in the article but not enough IMHO. Certainly not enough when compared to the enormous amount of private villa listings for example... yawn :). I will expand this in the appropriate places.

I also want to write a piece on the Bali Aga for Wikitravel focusing on a truly unique cultural tourism experience. See for example [1] and [2]. Any thoughts on where that piece should live in the Bali article?
--Burmesedays 12:28, 5 September 2009 (EDT)

I decided to put the piece about the Bali Aga in an information box here: Candidasa.--Burmesedays 03:28, 6 September 2009 (EDT)

I think the box is way to big for the Candidasa article and does not do justice the importance of Aga. I will to introduce some Respect/Understand chapter. Please have a look if you agree. jan 09:51, 8 September 2009 (EDT)

I think that is fine jan. Either way really. Perhaps the info box made it stand out more as something special? It was rather large though I agree. No problem either way. I have done a LOT of work on tidying up the main Bali article by the way.... --Burmesedays 12:04, 8 September 2009 (EDT)

Burmeseday, I have seen that you have been busy editing on the Bali article and several others and its very much appreciated. Jani and myself were pretty much alone in the last year to keep the articles readible. Thanks for the feedback,jan 16:16, 8 September 2009 (EDT)

Bali Articles - some suggestions

1. Tanjung Benoa is just not a destination and I have gone ahead and re-directed that page to Nusa Dua as I cannot think anyone will object to that. Tanjung Benoa is really just a continuation of Nusa Dua which offers more of the same type of hotels, the odd decent restaurant and little else. There was no content in the article.

Push for guide status

It's extremely difficult to get a large region like Bali up to guide status, but since we have people working hard on these articles, it might be nice to outline what would be needed to accomplish this. The following articles need to be bumped up to usable status:

That part isn't too hard. The big obstacle would be getting all six subregions up to usable status. Each would need a developed get in section, an adequate "see" section, and (crucially) all the important linked destinations (cities, islands, other destinations) would also need to be at usable status. --PeterTalk 14:02, 12 September 2009 (EDT)

the region articles will the hard ones. I am still not at all clear as to what should really be in those. Is there an up to speed article with a regional template for a place similar to Bali that could be suggested as a guideline? Getting all 32 destination articles to usable standard will be easy in comparison I think. But now the challenge is at least laid down and clear for all to see :) --Burmesedays 14:17, 12 September 2009 (EDT)

There actually aren't a lot of good examples of well developed region articles. The bar for usable status on region article is fairly low, though. I've been trying to get the U.S. state of Maryland up to guide status, but I've only really "completed" one of its subregions. While it's obviously a very different destination from Bali, it still might give you some ideas on what belongs in a good region article. That one subregion I finished was Capital Region (Maryland), but note that it's not necessary to fill out all the sections for usable status—just "get in" & "see." --PeterTalk 14:22, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

Thank you Peter. I think if we concentrate on Get in and See (plus Understand to ensure the article makes some sense) this is do-able.--Burmesedays 09:49, 15 September 2009 (EDT)

of those five articles, I have now got Mount Agung into shape and changed the status to usable.--Burmesedays 04:12, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

and Kintamani is now usable I think... albeit quite weak. This is just not a particularly great destination by Bali standards! --Burmesedays 09:45, 13 September 2009 (EDT)

There are now 28 Bali destination articles. Of those, 4 have guide status (would be more if it were not for non standard sleep listings all over the place) and the other 24 are now usable (some far stronger than others). So one of the key requirements to get Bali to guide status has been achieved. --Burmesedays 23:38, 18 September 2009 (EDT)

That's extremely impressive, and all the more so given how quickly you've improved these articles. So all that's left is to get the subregions up to usable—adding overview prose for the see + get in sections, and perhaps creating usable articles for those linked in the Central Bali article.

Of those potential Central Bali articles: Sayan is part of Ubud and definitely not a separate article. Jataluwih is a mis-spelling of Jatiluwih which already re-directs to Bedugul and is covered there. Pura Luhur Batukaru is the interesting one. I have been thinking that one destination article is missing from Bali: Tabanan/Mengwi and the afore-mentioned PLB and Mount Batukaru itself would be part of that. That article will come soon.--Burmesedays 00:15, 19 September 2009 (EDT)

This would be only Wikitravel's second guide-level region, and would be a great showcase example as to how it should be done! If you get it there, I'll pledge to create a good Wikitravel style map of the island. --PeterTalk 00:01, 19 September 2009 (EDT)

A map would be great and if we get there, I shall hold you to it :) :) --Burmesedays 00:18, 19 September 2009 (EDT)

I have now had a real go at Southeastern_Islands (the easiest of the 6 regional articles). Please have a look. I think this one meets the bar for usable region status (but I will certainly develop the see section further). --Burmesedays 04:53, 20 September 2009 (EDT)

You are doing some really awesome work on this, I tip my hat in your general direction sir! :) When you feel like you're done getting the regions up to guide status, and the cities are in a decent shape, remember to nominate it for Destination of Month as our only 2nd region after we featured Northern Territory as our first in May. There are few glitches but I think it's nearly there, and a nomination is a good way to root out anything missing. --Stefan (sertmann)Talk 09:29, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

Thanks Stefan and much appreciated. I shall indeed remember the advice about Destination of the Month. There are still glitches for sure, especially in formatting and any help on that front would be greatly appreciated. Fairly minor in the scheme of things though. It was probably a typo, but the regions need to be usable and not guide..... --Burmesedays 09:36, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

On article formatting (especially sleep listings), the articles that need most attention are those that were fairly developed before I embarked on this project. Notably: Nusa Dua, Seminyak, Legian, Canggu, Lovina, Amed, Ubud,<strike> and <strike>Padang Bai. Most of the other 20 odd are OK or require more minor attention. The five completed regional articles are all OK on that front.--Burmesedays 10:35, 25 September 2009 (EDT)

Of the 28 Bali destination articles, 7 are at guide status with the rest usable. Some the usable articles are much better than others and could be guides were it not for style and formatting issues. That's where we stand.--Burmesedays 09:36, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

So I've deleted the empty Stay safe and Itinerary sections, since they are not necessary for such a small region, and there is already a stay safe section in the Bali guide. South Bali needs Do, Eatand Drink filled out, West Bali and East Bali needs Get Around and Drink, North Bali needs Eat and Drink and the Southeastern_Islands needs Drink. It doesn't have to be much at all, just a two lines of which city in the region has the best night-life, any restaurants outside the cities or how long it takes to get between the two main cities in a region. Basically I'd prefer anything but empty, as it sort of disturbs the picture of a finished region, and takes something away from the awesome work done of them. Get that done, and I think we should slap the Guide tag on Ubud and Bali and nominate Bali as destination of the month for one of the winter months. --Stefan (sertmann)Talk 12:05, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

Thanks for the guidance Stefan (and all your editing work on Ubud of course!). The empty sections in the regional articles are straightforward enough to deal with. Before any DOTM nomination I would like to continue cleaning up some of the older city/destination articles.--Burmesedays 21:25, 27 September 2009 (EDT)

I have now changed the status of this article to guide. --Burmesedays 06:39, 30 September 2009 (EDT)

Mindbogglingly amazing work! Now throw a few maps in there and Wikitravel Press will be more than happy to publish it. Jpatokal 08:15, 30 September 2009 (EDT)

Awesome work, Burmesedays ! A destination like this deserves a devoted Wikitraveller like you :) Globe-trotter 17:53, 6 November 2009 (EST)

Nusa Tenggara

It passed us all by that this article has skipped one level of the Indonesian regional structure. The IsPartOf assignment should be Nusa Tenggara and not Indonesia. Have changed.--Burmesedays 11:48, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

Actually I am wrong.... unless we want to split Nusa Tenggara into three sub regions (Bali, West Nusa Tenggarra and East Nusa Tenggara? That would be over-refining in my view. I have rolled back the IsPartOf for now.--Burmesedays 11:56, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

I'm not certain that I've understood your second point—it seems to me that Bali is in Nusa Tenggara, right? Thus it should have {{isPartOf|Nusa Tenggara}}. Why would it have a different breadcrumb trail than Lombok? --PeterTalk 13:14, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

I did not explain that too well. Apologies but it was after midnight when I spotted the issue. Bali is administratively part of Nusa Tenggara. My point was that if we are to reflect this, a further level of breadcrumb trail is required, splitting Nusa Tenggara into its three administrative regions of Bali, West T (eg Lombok and Sumbawa) and East T (eg Flores and Komodo). That is of course if we are to follow govt defined admin regions in Indonesia. We do not in the Java articles for example.

Another solution would be to treat Bali as a region of Indonesia for WT purposes and reflect that in the main Indonesia article. This would be more traveller friendly for sure (Bali accounts for 80% of all foreign arrivals into Indonesia) and it was in effect what the breadcrumb trail had been doing until I spotted the issue yesterday..... it was just never reflected in the country article. The first solution would please tidy minds most while the second solution would be a better reflection of how travellers regard Bali in the overall picture of Indonesia.--Burmesedays 21:47, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

Nusa Tenggara used to be split into West NT and East NT, but this was found to be pointless and the regions were merged. I agree that it would make a lot of sense to pull Bali out of Nusa Tenggara and elevate it into its own top-level region. Jpatokal 02:34, 25 September 2009 (EDT)

Thanks for the explanation of the WT history of NT. I really do think it makes sense to have Bali as a top level region. The Indonesian government would not agree but I am sure the vast majority of travellers would :). I will make the necessary change to the Indonesia country page and the NT region page. For now I will use the same colour to denote Bali and NT in the region table as the map will not make sense otherwise. If anyone disagrees with that, please just change it. --Burmesedays 05:25, 25 September 2009 (EDT)

I've updated the map. It can be a little hard to call out a tiny region on a big map via color, which is why I opted for that laser blue—hopefully it's not too ugly ;) --PeterTalk 12:21, 25 September 2009 (EDT)

Good stuff Peter. Sometimes the sea in Bali is that colour, honest it is ;) --Burmesedays 21:04, 25 September 2009 (EDT)

I have plunged forward and changed the area covered by Nusa Dua. This was not really logical and definitely not how the Nusa Dua area is normally thought of. I have proposed that Nusa Dua covers only the Nusa Dua enclave and the Tanjung Benoa spit plus a few villages just to west of the enclave (to include notably The Bale and The Nikko Bali Resort). The rest of the Bukit Peninsula south of Jimbaran should therefore now covered by the Uluwatu article (which I still think should be called the Bukit Peninsula and not Uluwatu - there was some resistance to that proposal previously though). --Burmesedays 09:31, 28 October 2009 (EDT)

Hi Burmeseday, I have seen your changes and in general agree with it. I think we need a map because most travellers will be irritated that Jimbaran and Nusa Dua are technically part of the Bukit Island but are not below that structure. I do not want to confuse/complicate the structure but maybe we integrate Nusa Dua & Jimbaran under Bukit as it were districts. E.g. South Bali->Bukit Island->Nusa Dua This could make sense as the travellers interests in Kuta/Legian/Seminyak/Sanur are different to those in Nusa Dua (imho). Do you think this is feasible? jan 10:55, 28 October 2009 (EDT)

Hi Jan. I am not sure that is really feasible to be honest... a whole new Bali Region just for the Bukit Peninsula would be difficult. The map is key I think and it is next on my list to do now that Jimbaran is finished. I will also tighten up the Understand explanations in Bukit Peninsula and Nusa Dua which should help. --Burmesedays 11:25, 28 October 2009 (EDT)

I have very quickly knocked together a map to help understanding. Not the greatest piece of map drawing ever but it was done very fast and I think it helps with understanding the nature of the Bukit Peninsula article. A larger scale map with listings etc will follow at some stage. --Burmesedays 04:20, 29 October 2009 (EDT)

New Bali Map

Bloody marvellous job Peter. Looks great and the article has just stepped up several notches. --Burmesedays 22:40, 28 October 2009 (EDT)

I was about to say the same, it's absolutely stunning. This article is turning into something really great. Globe-trotter 17:39, 6 November 2009 (EST)

Yes, but I'm seeing seven regions on the map and only six described in the text. Missing one is dark green, NW tip of island. Pashley 18:48, 6 November 2009 (EST)

That's not a region, it's Snoopy's nose West Bali National Park. I suppose we could make that label a little bigger? --PeterTalk 19:32, 6 November 2009 (EST)

Perhaps enlarge the nose label yes :) It is very clear to me that it is a park and the park pattern/colour is widely used here. But other readers might get the same impression as Pashley. --Burmesedays 22:02, 6 November 2009 (EST)

and right on cue, the new WT map of Snoopy's nose is now uploaded. --Burmesedays 00:30, 7 November 2009 (EST)

And a large chunk of the Bali maps project is now complete.
The following are all done:

Crime to be wary of

I have been to Bali 4 times and love it. But I was a victim of a drugging robbery. I was offered food with a drug (most likely Rohypnol) that made me lose consciousness and ended up in the hospital after being robbed and having my hotel room robbed. Do not accept food or drink from strangers. But of course this applies to anywhere on planet Earth!114.165.67.40 03:59, 7 November 2009 (EST)

In addition to the above, it looked like many eat & drink sections could be improved, but you are likely already aware.

I noticed that the subregions lack sleep sections. That's actually fine by the Wikitravel:Region article template, but the main reason why we tend to omit sleep sections from region articles is just to prevent empty and neglected pages from filling up with spammed sleep listings, which anyway belong in city articles. I'll leave it to your judgment to decide which region articles could benefit from an overview sleep paragraph, which would contain basic information on which city articles to look to for what types of accommodations (e.g., X is the obvious choice for backpackers, with its abundance of cheap beach huts, while Y caters to those looking for all-inclusive resorts).

Main article issues:

1) Four of the "other destinations" (Tanah Lot, Kintamani, Jimbaran, and Candidasa) are arguably not "other destinations," other meaning "other than a municipality." One of the cities (Nusa Dua) looks more like a OD than a city to me. This can be fudged to keep the article in line with the mos. My suggestion: Define Tanah Lot as the temple, not as the adjacent village; call Kintamani an "area" or "region" instead of a town; move Nusa Dua to the OD list; and move either Jimbaran or Candidasa to the cities list. That leaves us with either Jimbaran or Candidasa misplaced in the OD list—perhaps you can think of a way to portray them to stay within the bounds of our style policies?

2) What is meant by "directional temples?"

3) Convert monuments & do sections to prose

4) If I'm not mistaken, prices should only be listed in one currency, the rupiah. (Although it might still be useful here and there to show the rough equivalent USD amount in parentheses?)

Other:

1) All articles at guide status, IMO, should have a lead image at the top.

2) It would be ideal to not repeat photos across articles.

3) It's certainly not listed as a requirement for star status, but it would be nice if we had at least a usableBalinese phrasebook to complement all these great articles!

I'm sure the additional scrutiny of a star nomination would turn up a few more tasks and adjustments, but if you satisfy the above (in addition to your own goals), then I have little doubt that we'll have our first ever region article star! --PeterTalk 22:38, 7 November 2009 (EST)

I cannot thank you enough for that audit Peter. Your eye for these things is just second to none. In no particular order:

Structural issues - all good advice. Let me work on that and hopefully get a good work around on the OD/cities classification.

Point well taken on the regional articles and the need for prose rather than Do listings etc. That one is easy.

I am very aware of Eat and Drink sections generally being a bit weak. This is true even in some of the articles already at guide status. I have slowly and somewhat randomly been working on those. In many cases more prose would help as well as listings.

Overview sleep sections in region articles - good point and I will add some general information where appropriate.

Directional Temple - will define. The temple section was actually weak in the main article and this is listed as the main attraction of the destination. I have today already added an overview of temple design and function - a complex subject which was hard to summarise in a few paras. I also plan to draw a layout diagram to go with this.

Prices. Tough one as all high end (and many mid market) places price in US$ or Euros and lower end in Rupiah. The amounts get unwieldy in Rupiah as well (US$ 500 is Rp 4,800,000). Or do you just mean in the main article?

Phrasebook. That has been on my mind and I created Balinese phrasebook some time ago. Viciously complex language but it is on my list :).

Having drawn 14 maps in a short period I am a bit all mapped-out, so will put some energy into these issues and leave the map project alone for a few days. Thanks again. --Burmesedays 23:06, 7 November 2009 (EST)

I don't have a very strong grasp of how we deal with prices, as the bulk of my contributions have been in the U.S. and Russia, where currency issues are cut and dry. I'm sure Jani would know how best to handle this. --PeterTalk 01:15, 8 November 2009 (EST)

:::Hmm, I almost feel like a bit of a jerk suggesting you take on more work than you are already doing, but... You might want to take a look at some of the star main articles for huge cities (which act a lot like region articles). In particular, it would be great to add some sections to the understand section, especially "literature" and "film." Obviously, neither are mandatory, but personally I do like having a few recommended readings when I'm heading off somewhere unfamiliar. Also, if you could get the data, it would also be great to addTemplate:Climate to the climate section. --PeterTalk 01:36, 8 November 2009 (EST)

Nothing jerk-like about that at all. All guidance is gratefully received. Will do. --Burmesedays 02:22, 8 November 2009 (EST)

I have gone for reading rather than literature. The lit is largely pretty awful (although I might chuck one in) but there are some wonderful books about Balinese life, culture and history. Film is a bit of a no-no as well as there just is not any of any quality. Thinking about it more, a climate template will not work as there is often a 15 degree daytime variation between lowland and highland areas. A climate template could only work city articles. Very good pointers and thank you again. --Burmesedays 05:14, 8 November 2009 (EST)

I think I have devised a reasonable work-around on the cities/OD issue. Nusa Dua swaps places with Jimbaran as Peter suggested. Singaraja is a place I personally like but frankly, few visitors ever go there other than to pass through and it rarely gets much of a feature in travel guides. There are no hotels or restaurants to speak of. Therefore I propose dropping Singaraja from the cities list and replacing it with Candidasa. Then Candidasa is replaced by Amed on the OD list. Amed really should have been in the 18 anyway as it is a popular visitor destination. It fits the OD definition as it is a 12 km stretch of tiny villages, rather than a specific town. I have made those changes and think it works well and makes sense for the traveler. --Burmesedays 21:30, 8 November 2009 (EST)

:The only remaining problem case is Uluwatu, defined here as a village. I would recommend redefining as one of the following (with more expert descriptions):

[[Bukit Peninsula#See|Uluwatu Temple]] — one of Bali's most important temples, dramatically set on the side of a craggy seaside cliff

[[Bukit Peninsula]] — the the southernmost destination in Bali, with popular surfing, great beaches, and the can't-miss cliffside Uluwatu Temple

Re: prices, my rule of thumb is simple: use the prices that the traveller will encounter. For Bali, this means that hotel prices should be in dollars ("$25"), but most other prices should be in rupiah ("Rp XXX") Jpatokal 11:28, 10 November 2009 (EST)

Thanks Jani. I have been kind of using that policy and will tighten it up when editing. I think hotels that charge in dollars should be listed here in dollars as you say. But the ones that charge in rupiah should be listed in rupiah. And there are some (especially in Amed where all the hotel owners seem to be European) who charge in euros. It does not take a genious to convert rates for comparison, so I think it is best to list the currency that is used in each hotel's official published rates. And I do think it should be shown as US$ and not $ to remove any possible confusion (especially for Australians make up a huge percentage of visitors to Bali. --Burmesedays 12:12, 10 November 2009 (EST)